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This case involves Jacqueline Guinn's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB denied her petition, affirming the administrative law judge's findings that the employer timely communicated utilization review (UR) determinations and that the Independent Medical Review (IMR) appeals were accurate. Guinn argued various procedural errors, including untimely UR communications, lack of evidence for sleep study requests, and entitlement to penalties, but the WCAB found her arguments unsubstantiated by the record. The WCAB also ruled that attorney fees were not warranted under Labor Code section 4651.3 as the employer's petition to terminate temporary disability was withdrawn, not denied.
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This case involves Jacqueline Guinn's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB denied her petition, affirming the administrative law judge's findings that the employer timely communicated utilization review (UR) determinations and that the Independent Medical Review (IMR) appeals were accurate. Guinn argued various procedural errors, including untimely UR communications, lack of evidence for sleep study requests, and entitlement to penalties, but the WCAB found her arguments unsubstantiated by the record. The WCAB also ruled that attorney fees were not warranted under Labor Code section 4651.3 as the employer's petition to terminate temporary disability was withdrawn, not denied.
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